Cost Controller

Headhunters • Other • Portelizabeth, South Africa • 2h ago

Requirements:

Bachelors degree (3 years) / NQF level 7.
2 - 3 years proven experience in cost control, budgeting, or financial analysis.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in financial software and tools (e.g., ERP systems, Excel).
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration with various departments.

Responsibilities:

Set budgets for assigned sites/operations based on current RFQs.
Review operational performance, and adherence to budgets of assigned sites/operations.
Analise operational costs and variances to budgets, and report on that monthly in a meeting with the assigned site/operation management and finance clerks.
Build and maintain cost trackers for specific costs, to be used by the company for future RFQs.
Liaise with the finance clerks of the assigned sites to ensure that purchases are approved and within set budgetary costs.
Prepare the billing to assigned customers and send to customers on time.
Maintain the payment schedule of assigned customers and ensure that payment is made on time by the customers.
Review creditor reconciliations and queries and prepare lists for the operations (Monthly).
Assist with monthly accruals.
Follow up with finance clerks to ensure that accrued cost is processed timeously.
Source suppliers and evaluate against actual performance.
Maintain preferred supplier list.
Create a standard cost list for RFQs to be updated every 6 months.
Prepare and present any requested changes to RFQs.
Asset register administration (Monthly).
Develop workflow processes and requests on Prisma.